Why I Watch Little Miss Sunshine When I'm Sad

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  • Опубліковано 30 бер 2021
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    I thought I'd make a video essay on why this movie is so important to me. That's for all the support on my last video. I hope you enjoy this one.
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    'Giving It All' by Be Still the Earth
    'Through Fields' by Be Still the Earth
    'Memories' Sean Williams
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  • @putrescentcorpulence
    @putrescentcorpulence 2 роки тому +3585

    This film illustrates so accurately the 5 stages of grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, in different orders.

    • @kkandsims4612
      @kkandsims4612 2 роки тому +35

      The grandfather for me is straight up anger and exemptions he’s doing heroin

    • @BringBackCyParkVendingMachines
      @BringBackCyParkVendingMachines 2 роки тому +14

      You don’t have to experience them in order

    • @BringBackCyParkVendingMachines
      @BringBackCyParkVendingMachines 2 роки тому +2

      @@kalystaortiz3701 where?

    • @codyd7841
      @codyd7841 2 роки тому +13

      @@kalystaortiz3701 they are all in psychology they just aren't in any specific order and your not guaranteed to experience all of them

    • @Temos047
      @Temos047 Рік тому +1

      ​@@codyd7841 s

  • @gabrielafonseca4034
    @gabrielafonseca4034 2 роки тому +1387

    Frank's bandaged hands reaching out to help Olive get into the moving van always brings me to tears. A destroyed man reaching out to a little girl with a dream. I also watch Tootsie when I'm sad

  • @juliannavarro3440
    @juliannavarro3440 2 роки тому +2111

    Man, when you say "no feeling is final" I just .. started crying. I've been really depressed for some time now, and you have no idea how much that simple phrase just made me feel better.

    • @bibubbletea
      @bibubbletea 2 роки тому +43

      There’s a wonderful quote I read in a book called Stalling for time by Gary Noesner, it’s about his work as an fbi hostage negotiator and he mentions a quote I don’t remember who it was from I’ll have to go look but the quote, as I remember it, is “Time cools time clarifies, no emotion can remain unaltered over the course of hours.” And I like to think of that when everything just feels so bad, “Time cools time clarifies” your comment reminded me of it and I just had to share, hope you can feel better soon! Sending good thoughts

    • @eileensnow6153
      @eileensnow6153 2 роки тому +15

      I read the whole poem. It’s religious is nature but it’s truly beautiful, I recommend it!
      Edit:
      “God speaks to each of us as he makes us,
      then walks with us silently out of the night.
      These are the words we dimly hear:
      You, sent out beyond your recall,
      go to the limits of your longing.
      Embody me.
      Flare up like a flame
      and make big shadows I can move in.
      Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
      Just keep going. No feeling is final.
      Don’t let yourself lose me.
      Nearby is the country they call life.
      You will know it by its seriousness.
      Give me your hand.”

    • @sarroumarbeu6810
      @sarroumarbeu6810 2 роки тому +1

      That line resonated with me too .. knowing that the bad days aren't permanent however fucked up you can be in the head

    • @paulb8030
      @paulb8030 2 роки тому

      You do therapy?

    • @BootsieBumfield-kc1pu
      @BootsieBumfield-kc1pu 7 місяців тому +1

      Mee toooooo

  • @---zz3dc
    @---zz3dc Рік тому +1775

    For me, it's Olive who holds the family together. If it wasn't for the trip or if it wasn't for Olive, the dad would've taken the bankruptcy pretty hard, and probably the mom and the dad would've separated. If Dwayne found out he was colorblind during the application to the flight academy, most probably it would've been pretty devastating (or even suicidal), instead because of Olive he found out early and because of Olive, he took it well. The uncle would've stayed in that depression, God knows for how long. Well, grandpa, grandpa was old. So, Olive in a way saved them all because they would do anything for her. They would forget that they are bankrupt, suicidal, depressed, old, addicted, tired, and sad just to protect her. This is the sweetest movie ever. It warms my heart.

    • @dawnjohnson9726
      @dawnjohnson9726 8 місяців тому

      Is it just me... or was it super creepy that a grandfather was in a basement with his granddaughter for hours teaching her to strip to a sleazy Rick James song!?! Idk that just screamed pedophilia and incest to me. We didn't wanna think that because Alan arkins such a likeable actor, and the grandpa character was crass and funny.. but IRL that grandpa would have been on my radar as a incestuous pedophile for teaching his granddaughter to strip.

    • @justanothermortal1373
      @justanothermortal1373 7 місяців тому +17

      This comment deserves to be pinned

    • @manas.evolved
      @manas.evolved 6 місяців тому +19

      Olive represents hope

    • @SuperSaglow
      @SuperSaglow 6 місяців тому +11

      @@manas.evolvedor maybe that we can only be truly happy when we stop focusing on ourselves.

    • @Gogettor
      @Gogettor 5 місяців тому

      and yes, she’s so tight

  • @Cminorputitincminor
    @Cminorputitincminor 2 роки тому +3237

    This is my ultimate film to help pull me out of a depressive episode. What an underrated film, and what a well-made, beautiful analysis on your part. Keep it up!!

    • @MovieSketch
      @MovieSketch  2 роки тому +24

      Thank you :)

    • @cjengelken1725
      @cjengelken1725 2 роки тому +26

      Underrated? It was nominated for best pic

    • @elliotmerrell5203
      @elliotmerrell5203 2 роки тому +30

      @@cjengelken1725 not as known, not talked about much. just because the academy recognized its brilliance doesn’t mean it can’t be underrated, because it truly is.

    • @Lydia-jy1bh
      @Lydia-jy1bh 2 роки тому +1

      I'm so glad someone else uses this the same way I do ...... ♡♡

    • @negligentWarren
      @negligentWarren 2 роки тому

      Blm pic lul

  • @Slokeyz
    @Slokeyz 4 місяці тому +29

    "We are capable of feeling good, by just being alive." This hit me hard out of nowhere. Thank you.

  • @veerchasm1
    @veerchasm1 2 роки тому +881

    Excellent ensemble cast. Paul Dano’s performance was a revelation, spent two thirds of the movie acting with only facial expressions

  • @sadmanrafid3872
    @sadmanrafid3872 2 роки тому +2860

    “Sometimes when you’re feeling down, what you need isn’t to seek happiness.
    What you need is just to feel okay.”
    This puts a smile on my face. :)
    Such a well made video! Thanks

    • @MovieSketch
      @MovieSketch  2 роки тому +39

      Thanks so much. First time I’ve ever been quoted!

    • @11keshav11
      @11keshav11 2 роки тому +6

      @@MovieSketch This made me feel good today, thanks for reminding 😊

  • @lacrossestick132
    @lacrossestick132 Рік тому +418

    I feel Cheryl’s pain in this movie. She can’t fix what’s happening around her. She’s watching her family fall apart and there’s nothing she can do about it. That’s why she’s so determined to have Olive compete in the pageant. It’s the one thing she can control, the one person she can save.

  • @thelastcontrarian854
    @thelastcontrarian854 Рік тому +186

    My favorite scene in the film is when Dwayne breaks his silence and yells at everybody and then Olive just silently comforts him very briefly and then he gets up and apologizes to everyone. To me, that scene is saying that just a little bit of pure, unconditional love can make a huge difference in someone’s life. I fucking love this movie!

    • @valeskakid_
      @valeskakid_ 2 місяці тому +5

      It also shows how much love they actually have for each other because despite Dwayne completely escalating, screaming incredible hurtful things, they understand him and don't take it too personal. They aren't even mad at him for it. They all knew he needed to let it out..

    • @CptCook1
      @CptCook1 2 місяці тому +5

      It’s even better, when you look back on an earlier scene when Dwayne writes in his notepad to “go hug mom” and Olive does it silently, just how she does to him in his most vulnerable moment

    • @AxisDens
      @AxisDens 2 місяці тому +2

      she doesn't try to talk to him, doesn't try to rationalize the situation. just hugs him, shares his pain and shows him unconditional love the way only a little kid can. it always makes me tear up

  • @razkable
    @razkable 2 роки тому +1018

    dwyane calling his family losers as his mom cries kills me...its so relateable...moms get so heart broken when their son acts that way...they always want to be close to their son and being told to leave them alone and not accepting their hug or words breaks them like nothing else...no matter what...its so harsh to see depicted on screen..the mom sees her son's entire world view innocence and happiness is broken and he's damaged and lost...makes me look myself in the mirror sometimes....

    • @spongmongler6760
      @spongmongler6760 2 роки тому +38

      that's one way to call it, another way is to own them as property and when they're going to be different then it's "not okay" and they need to be "fixed" and "put into safety".

    • @razkable
      @razkable 2 роки тому +3

      @@BK-tp6jf sometimes not all the time...he clearly hates his mom all the time and she accepted that he will fufill his goal ignoring his family which isn't healthy and caused him to waste his time not knowing he was color blind cause he would not talk

    • @razkable
      @razkable 2 роки тому +1

      @@BK-tp6jf that's his mom though that he lives with...its different

    • @ilikepancakes2368
      @ilikepancakes2368 2 роки тому +22

      You guys are lucky lol. My mom would just straight up either beat me or tell me to stop whining. You guys are blessed to have moms who care and are empathetic.

    • @nla5307
      @nla5307 2 роки тому +15

      @@ilikepancakes2368 I am sorry this is your case. I wish I could hug you. Stay strong I Like Pancakes.

  • @Someone-wr4ms
    @Someone-wr4ms 2 роки тому +474

    When I watched this movie for the first time I was around 7 years old, I didn't really understand what was happening, but I felt really sad after watching it, years later, I watched it as a 14 years old teenager, and I HATED THIS MOVIE, not because it was bad, or because i didn't liked it, but because I was scared of it, I don't know why, but it scared me.
    Now, as an adult, I find this movie both melancholic and comforting, and I think its pretty funny how a relationship with a fictional piece of media can change over the course of decades...

    • @burpie3258
      @burpie3258 2 роки тому +6

      interesting!

    • @karennahall2590
      @karennahall2590 2 роки тому +23

      i felt the Exact same way when i first watched it with my parents as a young teen. Afraid and unwilling to face the emotions that it provoked, and angry and resentful as a result. i refused to watch it again for YEARS. now it’s my number one favorite film :’)

    • @SkyGodKazuha
      @SkyGodKazuha Рік тому +1

      I felt this way with most of the animes I've watch. When I was young I didnt understand at first... maybe because it wasn't meant to be watched by a kid. Now I am starting to feel nostalgic and realized that truth is much stranger than fiction.

    • @IsSheRebeccaRyan
      @IsSheRebeccaRyan 7 місяців тому +2

      What a beautiful comment! Thank you for sharing something so pure and real.

  • @JJ-kg8zf
    @JJ-kg8zf 2 роки тому +411

    "If you were never happy with where you are, then whatever you'll become will not be enough"
    What a great way to express that blindy following ambitions is not always healthy, even though it's often percieved to be.

    • @NiicoStarz
      @NiicoStarz 8 місяців тому +2

      So if I grew up in the black market industry as a kid being abused and raped im supposed to be happy?

  • @devak45167
    @devak45167 4 місяці тому +14

    Every actor was so perfectly cast in this. Every performance was stellar. Such a superb film

  • @adoeadeery2257
    @adoeadeery2257 3 роки тому +478

    This was just wonderful. As someone who watched Little Miss Sunshine while going through a really rough patch, your analysis of each characters' struggle and evolution throughout the film really hit the nail on the head in terms of why this film is such a comfort to watch

    • @MovieSketch
      @MovieSketch  3 роки тому +11

      Thanks so much. I’m so glad this movie means as much to so many other people as it does to me :)

  • @mysteryyoshi4917
    @mysteryyoshi4917 11 місяців тому +49

    what i loved more was that during that dance scene and throughout olive's performance that the sound guy and even miss california are enjoying it because they were seeing a kid actually having fun than being propped up and doing a talent that feels forced for attention. Even richard realizing how creepy this pageant was showed that he was starting to care about olive than the idea of winning this pageant.

  • @tylermacdonald8924
    @tylermacdonald8924 2 роки тому +97

    Oh my God that scene with the grandfather pep talking the grand daughter is so damned heart warming.

  • @andyzhang7890
    @andyzhang7890 2 роки тому +462

    Shit's been really tough lately, and I don't think there was a more perfect time for me to have seen this movie and this video than today. Thank you for highlighting this beautiful message.

    • @kc-tq3nt
      @kc-tq3nt 2 роки тому +11

      hope things are doing better for u

    • @danr573
      @danr573 3 місяці тому

      take care

  • @sasdrusbaslisto9538
    @sasdrusbaslisto9538 9 місяців тому +16

    So I was caught up in their names. Why does each character have the name they were given?
    Richard has Frankish-Germanic origins, it means "hard ruler".
    Frank is, well, very frank.
    Sheryl is similar to chérie. She is a darling in every way.
    Dwayne is old Irish for dark. Nice.
    Edwyn is old English for wealthy friend. Edwyn has true wealth and wisdom, and is the best friend one can have, supportive and honest.
    Olive is the most easy name to guess. The olive branch: what you said about her uniting the family and having them overcome their differences. The symbolism of the olives as a sign of hope and peace.
    This is sublime. Simple, everyday names with a deep rooting in the characters' psyches.

  • @maniaccop3403
    @maniaccop3403 2 роки тому +95

    8:34 I can't be the only one who finds Steve Carrell's run to be the funniest thing

    • @jash98
      @jash98 11 місяців тому +3

      No you’re not the only one 😂

  • @anniepification
    @anniepification Рік тому +31

    "True victory : not success, but adapting to and accepting the situation you find yourself in" - you have hit the nail right on the head. Thank you for such an insightful essay

  • @NicxPlay
    @NicxPlay 2 роки тому +255

    Sitting here with my best friend, believe it or not, both with tears in our eyes. I showed him one of my favorite childhood movies today - Little Miss Sunshine. He is 22, I am 23 and we’re in a chaotic stage of our lives. This movie was so moving (saw it last a few years ago) and it simply blew us away. We just needed to watch something Little Miss Sunshine related after we finished the movie and that’s why we found your video. Seriously, thank your for this! Such an amazing UA-cam video man.
    Greetings from Germany

    • @MovieSketch
      @MovieSketch  2 роки тому +21

      I’m 24, certainly a chaotic stage. It’s something I’ve been struggling with too. I’m so glad you liked the video. Remember, no feeling is final!
      Greetings from Ireland!

  • @jaywjr2456
    @jaywjr2456 2 роки тому +97

    I can't even watch an explanation of the events in the movie without crying. What a beautiful, powerful, and meaningful movie. So damn good.

  • @TheEverCuriousJen
    @TheEverCuriousJen 3 роки тому +166

    Your analysis of this movie is very moving. I’ve lost count on how many times I’ve watched this movie. I like the poem you shared too.
    “Go to the limits of your longing. Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.”

    • @MovieSketch
      @MovieSketch  3 роки тому +7

      It’s a really nice poem. It appears on screen at the end of Jojo Rabbit. I really recommend that movie if you’ve never seen it.

    • @TheEverCuriousJen
      @TheEverCuriousJen 3 роки тому +1

      @@MovieSketch I’ll check the movie out. Thanks!

  • @lizc6393
    @lizc6393 2 роки тому +153

    I've survived two suicide attempts. Thank you for this well navigated critique of an incredible movie.

    • @kc-tq3nt
      @kc-tq3nt 2 роки тому +24

      glad ur here. sending love

    • @puantfeet
      @puantfeet 2 роки тому +15

      stay strong dont give up.

    • @lizc6393
      @lizc6393 2 роки тому +10

      @@puantfeet Thank you. That actually means more than I can really explain.

    • @nw2094
      @nw2094 Рік тому +8

      I’ve been there too.
      That opening scene with Steve Carell is heartbreaking. It’s the feeling I had that “I couldn’t even kill myself properly”.
      I’m glad I couldn’t! I hope you’re doing better now too. Stay strong!

    • @lizc6393
      @lizc6393 Рік тому +3

      @@nw2094 Bless you! So glad you're still around. There's so much good to live for in this world. Take care of yourself stranger, thank you for your kind words and much love to you.

  • @loopdelta
    @loopdelta Рік тому +34

    I’ve recently fallen into one of the worst depressive episodes of my life, and after seeing the title of this video, decided to give the movie a watch. I think that seeing a family all going through failure/loss, and eventually accepting it, is what made the film so important to me. Frank’s speech to Dwayne at the end of the movie stuck with me the most; that mindset of seeing your darkest moments as periods of growth is something I needed to hear. I’m not magically out of my depression, but I definitely feel like I can get through it now. Thank you for making this video :)

  • @herbertmarcuso6077
    @herbertmarcuso6077 3 роки тому +290

    this is great. every single point you made makes sense to me. i watch this movie when I'm sad too. nice job

    • @MovieSketch
      @MovieSketch  3 роки тому +6

      Thanks for watching. I hope the sad times don't last too long for you :)

  • @MayFlwr
    @MayFlwr 2 роки тому +110

    this movie will never leave my top 5. Everytime I'm feeling down on life Steve carrells voice in my head says "prime suffering years." Great video man, one of the best essays I've seen on this movie

  • @Sumguyinavan_
    @Sumguyinavan_ 2 роки тому +30

    Been years since I watched this movie and I love these perspectives. The whole movie has that Murphy's Law feel and regular people are just doing their best with every new hardship to overcome and keep moving forward. They all still have their goals, they just didn't succeed this time at the things they tried to do.
    I think the philosophy that they most need to hear is "The master has failed more times than the novice has ever attempted." Keep entering pageants, keep writing books, keep trying to find love, and if one goal no longer seems possible then make a new goal that still has a chance.

    • @Sumguyinavan_
      @Sumguyinavan_ 2 роки тому

      I feel rereading this that I should note that I hope that Frank DOESN'T try to succeed at the thing he failed to do this time...
      Maybe he'll find a new reason to live, maybe he'll get invested in his family and try to help them achieve things since he feels he is at the end of his field and doesn't have much more to contribute to it.

  • @DarkAngelEU
    @DarkAngelEU 2 роки тому +284

    Saw this film in high school and it made me read Nietzsche, because I was like Dwayne. Ambitious, frustrated, an idealist that was grounded by his family's financial condition.
    Recently, I saw the film again. I'm 30 now, so I would say I'm roughly double my age when I first saw it? I chose some time ago to start reading Proust because of it, and it reminded me of alot of things I jot down in my diaries as I move through the world: the constant flow of memories, the small yet intense reflections in moments between moments, the thrill of recognizing and embracing the instances of feeling alive. It is such a beautiful and magnificent experience to be human, if only we choose to recognize it as such. I still believe that is what Frank tries to tell Dwayne when they're standing at the bay. You don't have to be a soldier (in a meaningless war) to make an impact on the world. Being a poet, like Proust, is a viable option as well. Remind others of your humanity, and perhaps they will be reminded of theirs as well.

    • @kaitlynmiller7357
      @kaitlynmiller7357 2 роки тому +3

      Beautifully said.

    • @NitinKumar-lq6bj
      @NitinKumar-lq6bj 2 роки тому +2

      Hey, I'm from India, from a middle class family financially, as you described yourself and also how you read nietzsche i just was blown away because that's exactly who I am today, ambitious, kind of frustrated , idealist, just wanted to express this weird coincidence, lol, I don't have a point to say specifically, but yea...

    • @DarkAngelEU
      @DarkAngelEU 2 роки тому +2

      @@NitinKumar-lq6bj It's nice to know we're not alone, isn't it? :)

    • @angelsunlight
      @angelsunlight 2 роки тому +1

      Perfect

    • @sockthief9138
      @sockthief9138 8 місяців тому +1

      @@DarkAngelEUit is.

  • @MrJaycrow30
    @MrJaycrow30 3 місяці тому +1

    The scene where the little girl says she doesn't want to be a loser to her grandpa completely broke me! Such a great movie! cheers

  • @phil_matic
    @phil_matic 2 роки тому +25

    Sometimes, I'm feeling a little sad, and there's both movies and video games that I play when I really want to cry. Crying feels great, and I think we all need to realize how much stress that lets off when we're willing to relieve ourselves of it.

    • @idislikemints
      @idislikemints 2 роки тому +1

      What movies do you watch when you want to cry?

  • @MrRubberduck645
    @MrRubberduck645 2 місяці тому +2

    I watched this movie back when it first came out and was not in a place I could see it like this. Now I'm 34, completely forgot this movie even existed and feel like I can watch it for the first time again with a new lens.

  • @jakereynolds4259
    @jakereynolds4259 2 роки тому +10

    when I was 22 my dad died on the other side of the world from me, i had just moved to a new city on my own and I was pretty much alone. My stepmother called and told me, I went out drinking and then came home and watched this movie. I didn’t really know at the time why I chose to watch this movie, other than that I just knew I loved it and I felt like it would make me feel better.

    • @MovieSketch
      @MovieSketch  2 роки тому +1

      Really sorry for your loss. What an incredible movie to watch after something like that

  • @happypenguin25
    @happypenguin25 2 роки тому +34

    Depression kicked in pretty damned hard when I was a teenager. I also had some health issues that kept me out of school, (believe it or not, they aren't all that related).
    I watched the heck out of this movie. It was a comfort movie when I was sick, or down and out emotionally.
    I haven't seen it in years. Truthfully, I recently came into a whole new type of existential crisis. Watching your video on this movie reminded me to watch it again. I haven't seen it in some time, and I am thinking I would probably get a lot out of it right now.
    Thank you for this video. This movie means a lot to me, and watching someone pay such homage gave me the best kind of chills.

  • @Joe-lt3xl
    @Joe-lt3xl 2 роки тому +53

    I actually didn’t know that this film had such a powerful message until now, great video

  • @julianaherrera1298
    @julianaherrera1298 2 роки тому +12

    when you said that happiness isnt a goal but something that just occures in the way was kinda heartbreaking for me. me, a teenager (with a lot of similarities with dwayne) who idealizes happines and feels so bad when she cant achive it, found some hope in knowing that happiness just... happens and I can found it in the little things, not just if things turns out my way. I loved your video and little miss sunshine, thank you

  • @theforcefor
    @theforcefor 2 роки тому +6

    This is my comfort video, somehow someway the algorithm was right thin time when recomending this video to me.
    Thanks for this video :)

  • @Ernest_g7
    @Ernest_g7 5 місяців тому +3

    Most movies tell you stories. Some teach you lessons. But very few teach you life. For me, Little Miss Sunshine is at the top of that very few ❤

  • @happytobehere6083
    @happytobehere6083 3 роки тому +120

    I wish more people saw your video you seem underrated, you did an amazing job explaining this movie this is one of my favorite movies, keep up the good content :)

    • @MovieSketch
      @MovieSketch  3 роки тому +3

      Thanks so much :) it's a really special movie

  • @HookersAndCoke
    @HookersAndCoke Місяць тому

    Man that outro speech really hit deep. I’ve been trying to find myself these last few months. Trying to find my true passion and trying to find happiness in the little things. Accepting who I really am with all my flaws. People are worried and don’t think I have what it takes for this life, but really I’ve just been accepting my situation and taking it all in. Tagging along through the suffering, so I can get to the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes we don’t need happiness, we just want to feel okay, and luckily I know these times are temporary. Many prayers to everyone going through similar strife, time heals all (usually)❤️

  • @gooddoctor9542
    @gooddoctor9542 4 місяці тому +1

    This is the first movie I remember watching as a child. We watched it together with my dad, mom, and siblings. From time to time, I still watch it because I feel our family is somewhat in the same degree as this family's chaos... My parents are separated and an emotional mess, my brother is suicidal and hates us, the majority of us who couldn't reach our goals in life, the depression, the pain...etc. Though we are all somehow living through all these feelings, maybe we already accepted all the terror of this life.

  • @FunGhoul88
    @FunGhoul88 2 роки тому +17

    i remember watching this film the first time when i was little, about olive’s age. growing up with it, i’ve seen myself in different characters and it’s carried me through different forms of grief my entire life. i love the outlook it has on fear, depression, anger… all those emotions we tend to bottle. prime suffering years makes everything feel worth it.

  • @greenwoodtmn1052
    @greenwoodtmn1052 Рік тому +30

    This movie changed my whole life. I found contentment in living such a simple life.
    This movie is everything to me! Thanks to Michael Arndt for such a great screenplay.

  • @charmygreen665
    @charmygreen665 2 роки тому +5

    I saw parts of this movie when i was very young and didnt understand it. Now its hitting me harder than almost any film ive ever seen. I needed this

  • @Alex-cp8du
    @Alex-cp8du 2 роки тому +4

    I went and re-watched the movie after this. I agree, don't seek to achieve happiness (no one can achieve a permanent state of happiness), but rather let yourself experience joy along the way.

  • @dx5741
    @dx5741 6 місяців тому +1

    I literally watched this movie like two years ago when it was free on youtube in my lowest time of my life. This and Rain Man. I was bankrupt, overweight, lonely, alone, failed at every class, and lost my father. I can't say it helped me but it definitely warmed me up and eased my pain even when I fucked up in everything in my life

  • @aternal9491
    @aternal9491 3 місяці тому

    I watched this movie with my wife way back when It was first released on DVD and it was entertaining but didn't really strike a chord. Next year we had a child and our lives changed completely. Now, after 18 years of life's, ups, downs, sideways, spirals, blessings, and losses, just trying to keep our small family together and full of love I think we're going to watch it again.

  • @gloriac9994
    @gloriac9994 2 роки тому +22

    This was beautiful thank you for making. I, too watch this when I’m sad :(

  • @jabix6382
    @jabix6382 2 роки тому +2

    I can't, it was one of My Best friend's favourite movies, She passed away in 2018, i miss You SO SO much vanessa. This video made me cry a lot, i really really miss her

  • @Consti256
    @Consti256 4 місяці тому +1

    thank you for putting in words what I feel about this movie, i cried watching this, its one of my all time favorite films

  • @mattbaker7305
    @mattbaker7305 6 місяців тому +2

    This was well made. All around: the music, the pace, the narration, the writing, the subject matter. I have no idea why I stumbled onto it, but +10 UA-cam points awarded.
    Well done.

  • @wabajaba2557
    @wabajaba2557 Місяць тому

    I saw this when i was 7, and holy did it go over my head. i only remember the ending where she sings.

  • @retronomeradio
    @retronomeradio 2 роки тому +3

    It's not about striving to be happy, sometimes when you're in the depths of despair, it's just about being okay. :) Thank you for the video.

  • @No-ones-business.
    @No-ones-business. 2 роки тому +7

    This used to be one of my favorite movies growing up, now I’m 19 have gone through a lot of hardships/struggles, I never realized the true story behind the movie, honestly stumbling across this video and learning more about what the meaning behind it makes me feel more hopeful, you don’t have to win to gain knowledge/confidence/self-love, it’s important to have hope even when life has beaten you down, pain is temporary, winning isn’t the end all be all, just being happy for what you have and what makes you feel good should be enough. Thank you for the video

    • @sasuke921231
      @sasuke921231 7 місяців тому +1

      @No-ones-business well said beautiful this is what I needed to see and read I felt down and lost thank you this the answer I been trying too find

  • @wildflower1929
    @wildflower1929 2 роки тому +6

    I remember watching this movie as a kid and liking it. But I was too young to really understand the moral the story. I really do need to go back and watch it again. Your video was absolutely amazing and inspirational

  • @astridromero857
    @astridromero857 5 місяців тому +3

    now I´m crying, thanks for this I really need it

  • @iii2187
    @iii2187 2 місяці тому

    this movie always takes me out from sadness, makes me cry and then i get back on track, it's therapeutical

  • @calls7378
    @calls7378 2 роки тому +2

    Whenever i waych this movie, it always feels like it’s the first time watching everytime. There are no other movie that gives you that feeling or experience. A movie that proves that no matter what everything will be good at the end of the day no matter what. It’s a truly amazing and a beatiful movie.

  • @MrCheese4cake
    @MrCheese4cake Рік тому +1

    I really needed this, I had my first break up the same year as this was uploaded.
    You never know the pain and sadness that awaits you, but it will pass.
    You you will learn to live through it and with it.
    Our greatest fear of everything we know, love, and hold dear could one day be gone makes every day in your life as uncertain as the next.
    Learn the important lessons these characters live through.
    Live through whichever character you need to find closure.
    You and I will all live through the pain life has awaiting us.

  • @lizzfrmhon
    @lizzfrmhon 8 місяців тому +2

    Toni Collette is brilliant, she’s such a brilliant actress.

  • @lulua6203
    @lulua6203 3 місяці тому

    I bawl every time I watch this movie, and I watch it when I'm sad. It's Dwayne's "Life is just one big beauty contest" that really helps me. Things are only real insofar as we make them.

  • @vishaldeka5298
    @vishaldeka5298 4 місяці тому

    I have thought about this one thing for a long time - when we are sad, it is because of something negative that happened to us, like the loss of something or someone. Then we try to fill that negative with something positive (trying to seek happiness from something). It doesn't take us long to realize that it is not working. We should not try to fill the negatives with something positive, instead we should face the negative head on and try to live with it - acceptance. It will take time but eventually we get better and better and suddenly the negative doesn't bother us anymore. Then we don't have to seek something positive. The time that we spend with the negative, makes us stronger. Just like wounds on our skin heal with time, wounds on our hearts also heal with time.

  • @colechristensen1909
    @colechristensen1909 Місяць тому

    Your commentary on this was so wise & put to words so many things I felt but couldn’t verbalize when I saw this as a young teenager.

  • @trinifernandez8870
    @trinifernandez8870 11 місяців тому +13

    after I was r****d I sat in my bed and watched this movie on repeat 5 or 6 times.
    At first I just cried, but eventually I managed to laugh at some of the silliness.
    By the last rewatch, I was calm. Not exactly happy, but at least in peace.
    It truly is such an amazing movie that shows genuine empathy, love and the depth of human emotion. One of the greatest.

    • @chisairaccoon1931
      @chisairaccoon1931 6 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for sharing, I wish you nothing but happiness moving forward and I’m certain you’ll find it :)

  • @MrHhhaaasss
    @MrHhhaaasss 3 місяці тому

    Me and sister watch it for that very reason and it’s sort of a ritual for the past 16,17 years, we’re from Pakistan a totally different country/culture and to think that this movie means the same to a person half way across the world is heartening.

  • @CamilaFuentes0227
    @CamilaFuentes0227 2 роки тому +1

    I was feeling really bad because I realised that I have always been trying to find meaning to my life and to find purpose in many different ways, but I haven't found that place which feels like mine, that place which gives sense to it all. And then you remind me of that beautiful phrase "A looser is someone who doesn't even try in fear of not winning" and I'm always trying and now I understand that maybe is not because I want to reach the end and find what I was looking for to succeed, but because the search and the life that goes along with it is succeed already. I was forgetting that life is a continuous journing, and that's the valuable thing, not the end because there are no ends. Life doesn't stop at achieving or losing, it just keeps going with its beauty and heartbreaks and that's OK.

  • @kasapbandy1776
    @kasapbandy1776 Рік тому +10

    They just don’t make movies like this anymore

  • @darrylmaxwell1819
    @darrylmaxwell1819 4 місяці тому

    the constantly beeping horn provided much needed comic relief.... and maybe a metaphor of the folly of perfection 😂😂

  • @SR-ye5ye
    @SR-ye5ye 8 місяців тому +1

    I just wanted to tell that I have spent 2 months in a dark place and I found this video. I started to watch it every day. This is absolutely perfect.
    Thank you so much for this work that touched me to the very core.

  • @Themadisraeli
    @Themadisraeli 7 місяців тому +2

    I've seen this movie countless times, and the way you described it made me cry. Well done.

  • @littlebigman1231
    @littlebigman1231 2 роки тому +6

    Wow.. it’s crazy for me because I had one of those days.. or Ive been having one of those days phase for quite some time now. The feeling of not accomplishing things, feeling lonely, not loving myself. Whenever I feel like this, I watch this movie, not to make myself feel better, but to just feel safe and feel a bit of joy. Life is tough, very tough, especially now. This movie really portrays suffering and the illusion of success very well in my opinion. I’ve seen this movie so many times, and I still laugh at these dark humor scenes. I don’t know, but your video really does hit home. Thank you for your video, it’s beautiful.

  • @Qs_Channel
    @Qs_Channel 2 роки тому +3

    Oh my gosh. I forgot about this movie for so long and I'm now remembering It bit by bit now and haven't stopped having chills even as I'm typing this wow

  • @flowerpatchtoons1101
    @flowerpatchtoons1101 Рік тому +1

    My childhood. I loved this movie so much even though I didn't understand it. I gotta rewatch it now it resonates with me alot. Family staying together despite there issues. Suicidal thoughts, winning, losing. It's so beautiful.

  • @squidward6187
    @squidward6187 Місяць тому

    I come from a family of "winners." I was hit by a truck and disabled at seven and thus became a "loser." My life went from sunshine to darkness very quickly. Alienated and silenced and abused by my family for the "crime" of being disabled, I had to journey through loneliness most of my life not knowing how to connect to people (you are supposed to learn that from your family). A few years ago, after much therapy, I finally found someone who can love me! Now I just feel bad for my family. They need to put others down to feel happy if you can call that happiness. I can understand Frank the most.

  • @6la6ni6
    @6la6ni6 2 роки тому +1

    watched this in elementary school with my mom and I couldnt agree more. its the perfect movie to watch when youre down.

  • @Zengsalva
    @Zengsalva 2 роки тому +6

    I remember seeing this movie at school when i was around 10 or 12, the teacher put it on class and we watched it all together, it was a big surprise to find out the character of the pilot who ends up discovering is colorblind, i also wanted to be a pilot or something related with the sky and because i'm colorblind too (discovered it accidentally few weeks before watching the movie) and i have to say, it's a movie i keep in my heart for some reason, it's always on the tip of my tounge ready to be recommended to someone, specially someone who asked me about being colorblind before, i don't know how well did this movie go, but god damn if i would love to do one as good as this one

  • @killbot86
    @killbot86 2 роки тому +2

    I will always have a soft spot for this movie 🥲🥲🥲

  • @moldiworp9143
    @moldiworp9143 7 місяців тому

    A sense of contentment is lasting, happiness is fleeting.

  • @StefanBNbg
    @StefanBNbg Місяць тому

    Thx Mate. I loved this movie before. But your words just make so much sense. Whenever I feel sad from now on… I watch this video.

  • @krismar97
    @krismar97 8 місяців тому +2

    For gods sake man I really needed this video today. I can’t put into words how grateful I am for this. Really struggling here and needed to see this

  • @harshamandadi7743
    @harshamandadi7743 2 роки тому +1

    We a handful of people who understand this movie and coming back again and again tells us we ain’t alone.

  • @AngieMelgar-kf6ol
    @AngieMelgar-kf6ol Місяць тому

    I first watched this movie as a little girl. I still feel like that little girl.

  • @ilovekafka7
    @ilovekafka7 2 роки тому +21

    I love this analysis!! And I feel the exact same way! I adore this movie

  • @iamjkim
    @iamjkim Рік тому +5

    When it comes to films, I'm a very selective person. I usually delay watching movies that I had heard of being great or important to watch and for whatever reason, Little Miss Sunshine is one of those on that list that I've been delayed watching and regularly those are the ones that have a great impact on me. Sometimes it takes some catalyst to make me sit down and simply enjoy the film... I stumbled across this video, and it made me tear up real hard. You have created the urgency in me to watch it. Thank you.

  • @clawthelaw
    @clawthelaw 2 роки тому

    This video brought me to tears. Thank you for making this.

  • @noleynoelle
    @noleynoelle 2 роки тому +1

    I’m so glad I stumbled upon this video a year after it went up. Such a beautiful analysis 💞

  • @spiderliliez
    @spiderliliez 5 місяців тому +1

    I watch this when I'm sad.. along with Amy Adams and Emily Blunt's SUNSHINE CLEANING... same vibe. ❤

  • @ImJustKen64
    @ImJustKen64 8 місяців тому

    I didn’t think the people behind the Californiacation music video would make me cry but it did

  • @FangMania9898
    @FangMania9898 4 місяці тому

    the actor who acted the dad is what sells me alot

  • @summeratkins2163
    @summeratkins2163 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for sharing. I needed this.

  • @DarkhorseSJ
    @DarkhorseSJ 8 місяців тому +1

    Paul Dano absolutely slept on as an actor. He is so, so good!

  • @AkramAkram-pm2sp
    @AkramAkram-pm2sp 6 місяців тому

    I remember watching this movie in September 2013 after finishing the exams of primary school as i sat down watching it realising I'm moving towards something bigger was unimaginable and unforgettable.

  • @BeaFaubryOlivera
    @BeaFaubryOlivera 2 роки тому

    this made me cry, but it's a cry i needed. thank you for putting this together.

  • @Slushpuppiesatdawn
    @Slushpuppiesatdawn 2 роки тому

    This was so brilliantly put. Truly thank you

  • @nicholasprepscius9504
    @nicholasprepscius9504 8 місяців тому +1

    Thank you so much for this video, it was crafted wonderfully and was what I really needed at a time like this.

  • @cherylmelhoff7722
    @cherylmelhoff7722 Рік тому +1

    damn, instant tears in my eyes just by a glimpse of scenes. forever favorite

  • @killapressey
    @killapressey 3 дні тому

    I credit this movie with saving my life. I wound up in the same spot as Frank after my wife left me 5 years ago, forced to move back home after a suicide attempt. I had watched this movie before and I liked it but after I hit my bottom and then watched it again some time after something clicked. The scene in which Frank is telling Dwayne about Proust is likely what switched my outlook. Frank says that Proust got to the end of his life and realized all the time he was happy was useless because he got nothing done, it was the suffering and the worst years that made him who he was. I know this kinda contrasts with the theme of the video but it made me realize I'm better off having come through what I did and I'm a better person because of it.

  • @sharpnelshots
    @sharpnelshots 2 роки тому +1

    I was wondering why someone would watch a movie even if they are sad...After watching the movie. I can see why. Great video.

  • @maxi.bautista
    @maxi.bautista 2 роки тому +1

    What a compelling and beautiful video! Now I'll see this analysis whenever I'm feeling sad. Thanks!